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We are running ads ahead of Thursday's first presidential debate. A Chicago Tribune editorial advocates for making the national debt a major issue in the campaign and highlights our efforts while a Cleveland Plain Dealer op-ed calls for debating the debt. Check out these and other activities.

Check out some of the things we are doing ahead of Thursday's GOP debate in Cleveland.

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On the mid-July day Jeb Bush candidly told Sioux City Republicans he wants to curb federal favors to Iowa's ethanol industry, he got a lucky pick-me-up from First Budget: How, asked a member of this ascendant advocacy group, would he balance federal revenue and spending?

"With that frankness, a candidate for president paid his respects to First Budget's pressure over the existential threat that federal debts and entitlements pose to America as we know it."

Learn more about ‪#‎FirstBudget‬ at http://firstbudget.org/.

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If you went to the doctor but left with only a diagnosis, you might think that something was missing. Maybe your doctor should have offered an idea or two about

“The next presidential term will be crucial; the longer we delay comprehensive budget reform, the more difficult it will be. So, First Budget is urging voters in the Sioux City area and across the state to encourage candidates to detail what they would do in their first budget as president.“

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Watch the new First Budget video where voters in Iowa and New Hampshire talk about the need for presidential candidates to discuss the national debt. Learn more and join First Budget at http://firstbudget.org/

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Watch the full video of yesterday's ‪#‎firstbudget‬ forum in New Hampshire with former Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Evan Bayh (D-IN).